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# benefactor

noun (benefactors)

«benefactor» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A benefactor is a person who helps others by giving them money, gifts, or kindness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/benefactor/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a kind person who gives help to a poor person or to a village; the person who is helped thanks their benefactor

### Examples

- The rich lady was a benefactor of our school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/benefactor/#x1)
- The old beggar thanked her benefactor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/benefactor/#x2)
- My kind benefactor, how can I reward you? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/benefactor/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «benefactor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/benefactor/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«benefactor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/benefactor.html) on Mova free.